When tort defendants die, should any punitive damages claim die with them?; Belgium attacks said to be ‘unlikely to be duplicated in the United States.’ But how do we keep it that way?; Sixth Circuit loses patience with the IRS; Unanimous pro-Second-Amendment stun gun decision from the Supreme Court;
 
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When tort defendants die, should any punitive damages claim die with them?
A ruling from the Ohio Supreme Court.
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Belgium attacks said to be ‘unlikely to be duplicated in the United States.’ But how do we keep it that way?
"The apparently coordinated bombings that killed more than 30 people in Belgium are unlikely to be duplicated in the United States, ... former intelligence and counterterrorism officials said," reports a Post article. I hope that's correct. But, if it is, how can we get it to continue being correct?
Sixth Circuit loses patience with the IRS
If the Internal Revenue Service did not do anything wrong, it sure is not acting like it, and a federal appellate court has had enough.
Unanimous pro-Second-Amendment stun gun decision from the Supreme Court
Some thoughts on yesterday's Caetano v. Massachusetts -- a most unusual (though sound) decision.
 
Hearing postponed in the San Bernardino Apple v. FBI case
A few thoughts on what the postponement means -- and doesn't mean.
 
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